Q: Is 218,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,460 is a composite number.

Why is 218,460 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 218,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 331 660 662 993 1,324 1,655 1,986 3,310 3,641 3,972 4,965 6,620 7,282 9,930 10,923 14,564 18,205 19,860 21,846 36,410 43,692 54,615 72,820 109,230 and 218,460, with no remainder.

Since 218,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,460, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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